The public exhibition Shaping Materials will be held from 3 to 16 June 2024 at Portrait Milano’s Piazza del Quadrilatero, in the heart of Milan. This immersive journey into the Manufacture’s universe pays tribute to the daring and innovative spirit that has driven generations of watchmakers and craftspeople to push new ideas forward and shape Audemars Piguet’s world.

Shaping Materials tells the story of Audemars Piguet’s relentless quest for creative techniques and designs, starting with materials and how they are transformed into watch components before being finished by skilled artisans. While some metals, such as gold and platinum, are intrinsically precious, other materials, such as steel, titanium, carbon and ceramic, have been made precious through the meticulous work of craftspeople.

The exhibition also highlights how the brand has forged its own path in terms of design form, often drawing inspiration from the wider cultural world as well as architectural and artistic movements. 

Divided into five rooms, the exhibition will showcase a selection of heritage and contemporary timepieces, including some of the brand’s latest creations and a series of timepieces for the slenderest wrists that have marked the Manufacture’s history in terms of miniaturisation, design, material innovation or gemsetting.

Dates
3 – 16 June 2024

Location
Piazza del Quadrilatero, Hotel Portrait, Corso Venezia, 11, 20121 Milano 

Opening hours
12 pm – 8 pm